IND vs NZ: The first test match between India and New Zealand is going to start from Wednesday. BCCI has officially appointed fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah as the vice-captain for this series. Rohit Sharma has told the reason behind this.
IND vs NZ: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Indian team for the Test series against New Zealand and handed over the role of vice-captain to Jasprit Bumrah . While earlier the board had not appointed anyone as the vice-captain for the home Test series against Bangladesh. But this time the selection committee has officially given the tag of vice-captain to fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Although Bumrah does not have much experience of captaincy, he has been a part of the leadership group for a long time.
IND vs NZ: Rohit takes advice from Bumrah
Rohit Sharma was asked about Jasprit Bumrah's captaincy ahead of the first Test against New Zealand . The Hitman spoke about how much he has welcomed Bumrah's inputs during matches, even though he doesn't have much experience of captaincy at any level. Rohit said, 'Look, Bumrah has played a lot of cricket. I have played a lot of cricket with him. He understands the game very well. He has a good mind. When you talk to him, he understands the game,'
IND vs NZ: Bumrah has captained before as well
Rohit further said, "Strategically I can't say much because he hasn't captained much. I think he was the captain in one Test match and a few T20 matches. But, he understands what is required. When you are in a situation where you need a leader to lead the way, I think Bumrah will be one of them.' Rohit said, "So, in the past he has always been in our leadership group." Being the most experienced fast bowler in the team, Bumrah has also been entrusted with the responsibility of helping the young fast bowlers in the team.
Rohit Sharma
IND vs NZ: Bumrah is also involved in team decisions
Rohit said, "Whether it is talking to the new bowlers included in the team or discussing internally with the team about how to move forward as a team, Bumrah has always been a part of that leadership group. Rohit also talked about the possible return of Bumrah's fast bowling partner Mohammed Shami. The Indian captain almost ruled out the possibility of including Shami for the Australia tour. He believes that the experienced fast bowler is not ready yet. Rohit said, "Honestly, it is difficult for us to decide right now whether he will be fit for the Australia series or not. Recently he had swelling in his knee, which was quite unusual."
IND vs NZ: Indian team against New Zealand
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
